Each of the dozens of quilts lining the walls and piled high on a queen-size bed were made by only one woman. One quilt, measuring 112 by 115 inches, required more than 500 hours of work, ...

A nine patch is one of the most basic quilting blocks. At it's most basic, it is nine different squares of fabric sewn ...

The pieced blocks have examples of a variety of roller-printed fabrics. Around all four edges of the quilt are ten inch red and blue floral print triangles. The initials “S N” are cross-stitched in ...

Eve Van Cortlandt's fine white linen quilted counterpane is one of the earliest dated American quilts in existence. The date, "1760" and her initials, "E V C," are embroidered in blue silk ...

A quilt top is the top pattern of a quilt, made from scraps of fabric. Lyles said that the quilt top is only one part of a full quilt; the full process of quilting is stitching the batting, lining ...

Consisting of more than 20 quilts — not bedspreads, but large, geometric patterns painted on boards — the trail represents historical landmarks and changes to the region, lining the roads of ...